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"content": "Hon. Members, I am alive to the issues that have been canvassed but, before I make this communication, let me state this point. This is a House of rules which relies on traditions, precedents and is guided by the Constitution of the Republic. Some of the issues that we are canvassing, if we could reflect our minds back a little bit, especially those Members who were in the Tenth Parliament, you will recall that pursuant to a point of order raised by hon. John Olago Aluoch and hon. Nyamweya - and we are lucky that hon. Olago Aluoch is still with us in this Parliament - my predecessor from this very Chair, hon. Kenneth Marende, on 10th of February, 2011, did make a very profound and lucid pronouncement regarding the principle of separation of powers. And at the conclusion of that very sound ruling - and it remains a precedent for this House - there is no appeal. It is, therefore, the precedent that both myself and any other person coming in the future, must follow. It did say that nobody, not the Executive; not the Judiciary talks to Parliament in a compulsive manner."
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